Workmen's advocate., 1887-01-15

not worth living is a coward, because it can be made both true and enjoy able, and productive of hopes and and aspirations as great and noble as will make every human being feel that there is d place for him to fill in this world for humanity's sake, which is his own. Cease longing to bring man to heaven, but bear heay- cn down to man.
 In capitallstc, wage-heccIng So- ciety there is no room for heaven, except for the high-priestS of capl- tallsm, their vestals and cunuchs. For the mass of the people there cX- ists what is enormously thought to be q pOt m0rtem punishment for wickedncss in hell. For this there exists more proof than the WORK MEN's ADVOCATE could offer, even if every minute new edition was issued.
 Some occurrences, moreover, from their very nature demand special attention. Such is the affair of q man in CoIfaX county, Neb., who was indicted for obstructing rail road track and sentenced to Imprls onment for 10 years. On an appeal taken from this judgment to the su- preme court of Nebraska, which ap- peal was disposed of by that tribunal on Nov. ?4th, last year, there appear facts that deserve to be published,
 The history of this man--Frank lleIdt-who was suspected to have placed the railroad ties on the Union Pacific Railway track and thereby causing a train to be wrecked, dis closes the glory of wagc-slavery and
 it's concomltants, as there are small wages when working, and hunger, despair and crime when out of work, with no chance of getting employ ment. Frank Heldt was placed un- der surveillance of detective, and finally arrested, when he made to that detective confession in writing, that, speaking for itself, let follow;
 "OMAuA, November 22, 1881,
 "Regarding this wreckng affair. would say that had no intention to hurt either human beings, or to damage any proper ty, but took especial pains to have the | train notified in time to prevent all acci- dents, my object being to get iWo He | good graces of the railroad company, and | Mereby get C jOb, which WdS in need of as could fnd nothing else 10 do, and am willing to swear to the foregoing confession. FRANK HEIDT.
 A comment would amount to ar attempt to destroy the volumes thos,
 few words speak,
 On the rendition of the opinion O
 the supreme court, resulting in tn,
 granting of new trial, Chicf-Just
 Maxwell took occas;on-- Not to OK
 pose the ills atlllctlng society as
 result of monopoly, competition anC
 labor-h heeclng, which l should eXpec him to do-but to say a few word
 on detectives, the petts of the bosses
 He says: "A man who will deliber
 ately lngratiate himself into the con fdencc of another, for the purpos of botraying that confidence, and while with words of friendship upoI his lips, he is seeking by ever
 means in his power to obtain an ad
 mission which can be tortured into confession of guilt, which he ma } blazon to the world as a means t accomplish the downfall of one fo t whom he professes great friendship cannot be possessed of very hig sense of honor, or of moral obhga } tlon.
 f Coming, aS these remarks do, fror } the highest tribunal of State, think their weight cannot be over } rated, though workmcn have bee , convinced of their truth long bcfor ? this.
 Now, good reader, form you opinion on the wage-systcm an compare it with Socialism. the
 make your choice, which hop will be the right, and act according ly. 0. ST. P. II.